Thursday, July 30, 2015

Time for lunch in Okutama. Something about places like this makes you want to eat soba. And that is exactly what I had. Yukio ordered the same. Sansai zaru soba! And we had such a great view from our table.

Yep, found me a craft beer up in these here mountains. Japan Beer by Ishikawa's Brewery.

はい、奥多摩で地ビール見つかって飲みました。ジャパン・ビール。

Japan Beer / ジャパンビール

And then we came here - Sakana En which translates to Fish Park. We were going to the little fishing pond to fish for some snacks.

そしてここに来ました。さかな園。 川沿いに釣り堀があるの。釣り堀でさかなを釣ってそこで料理してもらう予定。第一さかなを釣れないっと。

My wife trying her out her luck. Oh, and it started raining just a wee bit.

妻が釣りに挑戦。釣りながら雨が降ってきた。

Yukio caught two fish just as the rain began to pour down harder. Then along came thunder and lightning. We almost didn't get to enjoy the fish.

幸男は二匹を釣れた。釣りながら雨がどんどん強くなって、雷がなって、そして土砂降りだ！さかな釣る場合じゃないくらいやばくなった。

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The fish that Yukio caught.

幸男が釣ったさかな。

After getting caught in the rain, it was time to head to our next goal - Tsuru Tsuru Onsen. Unfortunately when we got there, the place had a blackout. Actually, while we were eating the fish, the power went out in the building because of the storm. So, we went in search of another place and went to a place called Kabe Onsen "Ume no Yu". And it was quite a nice place, located on the 4th and 5th floors of a building. But hey, at least five different kinds of baths and an outdoor one too!

After soaking for about an hour, we decided to have dinner here as well.

一時間お風呂を楽しんで、ここで夕飯も食べることに決定した。

My dinner was pork cutlet in a broth with rice and miso.

自分の夕飯はカツの煮込み。﻿

My friend's wife's dinner - hiyashi chuka.

友達の妻の夕飯は冷やし中華。﻿

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My friend's dinner - chicken nanban.

友達の夕飯はチキン南蛮。

And my wife of course chose the seafood bowl.

もちろん僕の妻が海鮮丼をチョイスした。

And then it was time to head back to Urayasu. Yukio dropped us off at the train station and it was then we my wife and I had our 45 minute trip back home where we just plopped on the bed and had a good night's rest! We'll be heading to our friend's place in a couple of weeks and will stay for the weekend in their new apartment. The plan is to watch the Urayasu fireworks and then head to the beach the following day. Oh what fun awaits!